Is his and her a noun?

Is his and her a noun?

Possessive pronouns show that something belongs to someone. The possessive pronouns are my, our, your, his, her, its, and their. There’s also an “independent” form of each of these pronouns: mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, and theirs. Possessive pronouns simplify constructions that show possession of a noun.

Is his an adjective or pronoun?

1. Forms of Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives

Person	Pronoun	Adjective
1st singular	mine	my
2nd	yours	your
3rd (female)	hers	her
3rd (male)	his	his

Why is his an adjective?

A possessive adjective tells us that someone owns (or possesses) something. My, your, his and her are all possessive adjectives. We use a possessive adjective before a noun: This is my brother.

Is the word ‘his’ a pronoun?

The word ‘his’ functions as a pronoun to refer to something belonging to him. For instance: The boy says that the homework with no name on it is his. The word ‘his’ in this sentence functions as a pronoun. It is not followed by a noun.

Is him a noun or pronoun?

A pronoun is used in place of a noun or nouns. Common pronouns include he, her, him, I, it, me, she, them, they, us, and we. Here are some examples: INSTEAD OF: Luma is a good athlete.

Is he a common noun or proper noun?

Common nouns are the most basic categories of nouns where people, places and things are labeled as common nouns. Common nouns are written without writing the first letter of the word in capital form. So a man is a common noun but Vladimir Putin is a proper noun even though he happens to be a man.

Is he a third person noun?

A third-person pronoun is a pronoun that refers to an entity other than the speaker or listener. The English pronouns he and she are gender-specific third-person personal pronouns.